This brilliantly conceived and well- organized book is based on a lecture course given by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in 1976 entitled “The Philosophy of Objectivism.” The lectures were attended by Ayn Rand, who helped prepare them and who also joined Peikoff in answering questions.

Here is a selection of some of the best-known and best-loved tales of The Arabian Nights, including “Sinbad,” “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” “Aladdin,” “The Talking Bird,” and “The Fisherman and the Genie.”